At 18:05 10 October 2013, John Howell wrote:


My main experience is of UK glider clubs so short of people
available that
at times the wing runner is also communicating upslack/allout
over his hand
held radio to the winch driver and generally controlling the
launch so has
both hands occupied. He is in no position while running to be
able to stop
running, find the transmit button and send a stop command in
the event of a
problem.


For the record, that scenario emphatically does not apply at the
Scottish Gliding Centre.

John Galloway